CHRISTIAN  SERVICE  IN 
LATIN  AMERICA 


SPECIAL  PREPARATION 

AVAILABLE  AT  THE 

COLLEGE  OF  MISSIONS 


INDIANAPOLIS,  INDIANA 


MEMBERS  OF  THE  SOUTH  AMERICAN  DEPUTATION  WHO  MET  FOR  FINAE  CONFERENCE  AT  THE  COLEEGF:  OF  MISSIONS.  JUNE  14-16,  191-6 


Rev.  S.  G.  Inman,  President  C.  T.  Paul,  Secretary  C.  J.  Ewald,  Dr.  A.  W.  Halsey,  Dr.  C.  C.  Morrison,  Dr.  H.  C.  Tucker 

Dr.  Irene  T.  Myers,  Miss  Carrie  Carnahan,  Mrs.  C.  J.  Ewald 


CHRISTIAN  SERVICE  IN 
LATIN  AMERICA 


The  Panama  Congress  and  Missionary  Expansion 

The  recent  Panama  Congress  and  the  subsequent  Regional  Confer¬ 
ences  held  in  Porto  Rico,  Cuba,  Colombia,  Peru,  Chile,  Argentina,  and 
Brazil,  have  resulted  in  nothing  less  than  the  religious  discovery  of 
Latin  America. 

Never  did  the  Latin  American  republics,  with  their  social  and 
religious  needs  and  their  opportunities  for  constructive  Christian  work, 
stand  out  so  closely  in  the  consciousness  of  evangelical  Christendom  as 
now. 

The  Panama  reports  with  their  frank  and  comprehensive  survey  of 
actual  conditions  not  only  reveal  to  North  America  how  much  of  value 
she  may  yet  learn  and  receive  from  her  southern  neighbors;  they  also 
emphasize  the  special  obligation  resting  upon  the  evangelical  churches 
of  North  America  to  mediate  to  Latin  America  their  highest  and  best 
Christian  thought,  life,  and  service. 

Large  Field  for  Missionary  Endeavor 

In  a  word,  Latin  America  looms  large  as  a  legitimate  field  of  mis¬ 
sionary  endeavor,  challenging  the  largest  cooperation  and  the  ablest  lead¬ 
ership  which  the  United  States  and  Canada  can  give. 

All  signs  point  to  a  closer  coordination  and  a  farther  extension  of 
activities  on  the  part  of  the  evangelical  forces  now  at  work  in  the  Latin 
islands  of  the  Caribbean,  and  in  all  the  Latin  countries  from  Mexico  to 
Patagonia. 

The  South  American  Deputation  which  conducted  the  Regional  Con¬ 
ferences  at  Lima,  Santiago,  Buenos  Aires,  and  Rio  de  Janeiro,  met  at  the 
College  of  Missions  June  14-16,  1916,  to  draw  up  its  findings.  The  report 
of  the  Deputation  will  undoubtedly  result  in  a  great  forward  movement 
of  the  boards  already  represented  in  South  America  and  the  entrance  of 
other  boards  into  the  unoccupied  regions  of  that  continent. 

It  is  certain  that  the  number  of  foreign  missionaries  in  Mexico  and 
in  Insular,  Central,  and  South  America  will  be  much  increased  during 
the  next  ten  years.  Already  the  call  for  reinforcements  is  definitely 
resounding. 


A  Call  for  Candidates 


One  Missionary  Society,  the  Christian  Woman’s  Board  of  Missions 
of  the  Disciples,  has  issued  a  call  for  forty  candidates  who,  after  special 
preparation,  are  to  be  sent  during  the  next  five  years  to  Mexico  and 
Argentina.  Doubtless  the  demand  for  additional  workers  will  run  into 
the  hundreds,  when  the  plans  of  other  boards  are  matured  with  respect 
to  all  the  countries  under  consideration. 

Preparation  Required 

The  Board  of  Missionary  Preparation  in  its  Fourth  Report  outlines 
the  special  preparation  needed  for  missionaries  appointed  to  Latin 
America.  The  recommendations  of  this  report  are  endorsed  by  the  find¬ 
ings  of  the  South  American  Deputation,  which  further  urges  that  “in 
addition  to  a  thorough  technical  equipment”  missionaries  to  these  lands 
should  be  “men  and  women  of  broad  culture,”  who  know  how  to  appreci¬ 
ate  “the  genius  of  the  Latin  American  people.” 


CANDIDATES  FOR  I,  AT  IN  AMERICA  AND  INSTRUCTORS 
COEEEGE  OK  MISSIONS,  1915-1916 


COLLEGE  OF  MISSIONS 


LATIN  AMERICAN  DEPARTMENT 

The  College  of  Missions  announces  the  following  courses,  designed 
specially  to  prepare  candidates  for  service  in  Latin  American  countries. 


LANGUAGES 

1.  Introductory  Linguistics — 

A  course  in  general  phonetics  with  particular  application  to  the 
practical  mastery  of  Spanish  and  Portuguese  as  spoken  in  the  Spanish 
American  republics  and  in  Brazil.  Lectures  on  Romance  philology  with 
special  treatment  of  the  development  of  the  Iberian  dialects.  Demon¬ 
stration  of  the  most  effective  methods  of  language  acquisition.  The  aim 
of  the  course  is  to  lay  solid  foundations  for  all  the  candidate’s  future 
language  study. 

2.  Spanish — 

Courses  extending  over  one  year  and  two  years  are  devoted  to  the 
living,  spoken  language.  Abundant  practice  in  conversation,  in  composi¬ 
tion,  in  oral  recitation  of  memorized  passages,  and  in  prepared  and  ex¬ 
temporaneous  address,  lead  to  the  fluent  use  of  the  current  idiom.  The 
phonetic  and  direct  methods  employed  will  save  the  candidate  much 
unnecessary  drudgery,  and  give  him  the  immense  advantage  of  a  work¬ 
ing  knowledge  of  the  language  before  he  reaches  his  field. 

3.  Spanish  Club — 

The  classroom  exercises  are  supplemented  by  the  sessions  of  the 
Spanish  Club,  open  to  all  students  of  the  second  year  and  beyond.  All 
the  proceedings  of  the  club,  including  programs  dealing  with  missionary 
subjects  and  current  topics  relating  to  Latin  America,  are  conducted 
entirely  in  Spanish. 

4.  Portuguese — 

The  instruction  in  Portuguese  is  similar  in  scope,  aim,  and  method 
to  that  in  Spanish.  Courses  covering  one  and  two  years  are  announced 
for  1917-1918,  but  may  begin  with  the  opening  of  the  session  of  1916- 
1917  if  there  is  sufficient  demand. 

5.  Latin  American  Literature — 

The  strictly  language  courses  in  Spanish  and  Portuguese  are  fol¬ 
lowed  by  advanced  study  of  Hispanic  literature,  with  particular  atten¬ 
tion  to  that  of  Latin  America.  This  literature  will  afford  a  basis  for  the 
study  of  Latin  American  life  and  thought.  It  will  be  interpreted  and 
appraised  in  its  bearing  upon  the  presentation  of  the  Christian  message 
to  the  cultured  classes.  Lectures  will  be  based  upon  such  works  as 
Manuel  Ugarte’s  La  Joven  Literatura  Hispanoamericana ,  F.  Garcia 
Godoy’s  La  Literatura  Americana  de  Nuestros  Dias,  Ventura  Garcia 
Calderon’s  Del  Romanticismo  al  Modernisnio,  S.  Romero  and  Joao 


Ribeiro’s  Compendio  de  Historia  da  Literatura  Brasileira.  Abundant 
reading  will  be  required  of  works  in  prose  and  poetry  published  by  the 
Biblioteca  Andres  Bello,  e.g.,  Los  Mejores  Autores  de  America ,  and  select 
volumes  in  the  series,  La  Cultura  Argentina.  The  inclusion  of  this  course 
on  literature  makes  possible  three  years’  language  preparation. 

HISTORY 

6.  Latin  American  History — 

A  systematic  survey  of  the  development  of  Latin  American  civiliza¬ 
tion.  The  course  aims  to  assist  the  student  to  an  intelligent  and  sympa¬ 
thetic  appreciation  of  the  genius,  heritage,  institutions,  and  problems  of 
the  Latin  American  peoples.  The  pre-Columbian,  colonial,  revolutionary, 
and  republican  periods  will  be  carefully  studied  in  their  bearings  upon 
national  differentiation.  Present  social,  political,  and  religious  condi¬ 
tions  will  be  analyzed  in  the  light  of  history. 

7.  Development  of  Latin  Christianity — 

A  brief  study  of  the  rise  of  Latin  Christianity,  beginning  with  the 
fourth  century  and  devoting  special  attention  to  the  expansion  of  the 
Roman  Church  in  mediaeval  and  early  modern  times.  A  background 
course  preparatory  to  more  intensive  study  of  Roman  Catholicism. 

8.  The  Protestant  Revolution  in  Germany,  1517-1555 — 

A  study  of  the  causes  and  development  of  the  German  Reformation 
in  its  economic  and  political,  as  well  as  its  religious  bearings.  The  course 
will  include  readings  in  Luther’s  principal  writings.  This  intensive 
study  of  Protestant  principles  is  of  especial  value  to  prospective  mis¬ 
sionaries  to  Latin  American  countries. 


RELIGION 


9.  Roman  Catholicism — 

Following  a  resume  of  the  historical  development  of  the  Roman 
Church,  this  course  proceeds  to  a  study  of  its  doctrines,  its  present 
ecclesiastical  constitution  and  procedure,  its  status  and  tendencies  in 
various  lands,  its  missionary  propaganda,  and  the  special  problems  it 
presents  to  the  evangelical  missionary.  Use  will  be  made  of  both 
Protestant  and  Catholic  authorities,  and  special  monographs  relating 
to  the  Roman  Church  in  Latin  American  countries.  The  general  outline 
will  be  such  as  that  presented  in  Flick’s  The  Rise  of  the  Mediaeval 
Church.  Wright’s  Primer  of  Roman  Catholicism,  Weir’s  Romanism  and 
Protestantisyn,  Speer’s  South  American  Problems,  and  the  reports  of 
the  Panama  Congress  and  of  the  Regional  Conferences  will  suggest 
themes  for  special  study. 

10.  Aboriginal  Cults — 

In  connection  with  the  course  on  Primitive  Religion,  a  seminar 
course  on  the  Aztec,  Incan,  and  other  indigenous  and  aboriginal  cults 


DELEGATES  TO  THE  BRAZILIAN  REGIONAL  CONFERENCE 
RIO  DE  JANEIRO,  APRIL  14-18,  1916 


THE  MONROE  PEACE  PALACE.  RIO  UK  JANEIRO 


of  Central  and  South  America  is  offered.  It  is  designed  for  candidates 
preparing  for  work  among  the  pagan  or  semi-pagan  aborigines. 

11.  The  Evangelical  Message  and  Method — 

The  Christian  message  most  needed  in  Latin  America,  the  manner  of 
its  presentation  to  different  classes,  as  well  as  th-;  types  of  practical 
Christian  work  most  helpful  in  the  southern  countries,  will  be  set  forth 
in  the  general  course  on  Missionary  Apologetics. 


The  instruction  in  the  Latin  American  department  as  above  out¬ 
lined  is  given  by  President  Charles  T.  Paul  and  Senorita  Delia  Esparza 
(Languages)  ;  Professor  Albert  R.  Miles,  and  Professor  Christopher  B. 
Coleman  (History);  Professor  John  G.  McGavran  (Religion). 

Among  the  special  visiting  lecturers  who  will  give  brief  supple¬ 
mentary  courses  on  Latin  America  in  1916-1917  are  Mr.  Charles  J. 
Ewald,  continental  secretary  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  for  South  America, 
Montevideo;  Dr.  H.  C.  Tucker,  director  for  Brazil  of  the  American  Bible 
Society,  Rio  de  Janeiro;  and  Rev.  S.  G.  Inman,  executive  secretary  of 
the  Committee  on  Cooperation  in  Latin  America,  New  York  City. 


The  College  of  Missions  is  a  residential,  coeducational,  post-graduate 
institution,  devoting  itself  to  the  special  education  of  missionaries  for 
the  principal  fields  of  the  world.  Fifty  of  its  graduates  have  gone  to 
foreign  lands  since  1910.  Students  are  received  from  all  evangelical 
communions. 

In  addition  to  the  above  described  special  preparation  for  Latin 
America,  courses  are  available  in  The  Science  of  Missions,  Anthropology, 
Ethnology,  History  of  Missionary  Expansion,  History  of  Specific  Mis¬ 
sion  Fields,  Biblical  Literature  and  Interpretation,  The  History  and 
Comparison  of  Religions,  Religious  Education,  Social  Sciences  and  Home 
Missions,  Oriental  Languages  and  Literatures,  Medicine  and  Hygiene. 

Full  information  may  be  obtained  by  consulting  the  College  cata¬ 
logue,  which  will  be  sent  on  request.  The  semesters  of  the  next  session 
begin  September  13,  1916,  and  January  31,  1917. 

Address  Correspondence  to 

President  Charles  T.  Paul,  or  Dr.  H.  C.  Hurd,  Registrar 

College  of  Missions 
Indianapolis,  Indiana 


